Walter Coffey, a Bloomfield firefighter who was charged in Essex County with bias and intimidation after tossing a noose at a Black colleague, no longer works for the department, officials said.

“Though I am limited by New Jersey law regarding details of personnel matters, with reference to the matter of the Bloomfield Fire Department, I can now confirm that the firefighter involved in the November 2023 incident is no longer employed by the Township of Bloomfield,” Bloomfield mayor Jenny Mundell said in a social media post Friday morning .

Payroll records show that Coffey’s last paycheck from Bloomfield was on Dec. 8, 2023.

Coffey was hired by Bloomfield on March 1, 2000, according to resolution of his appointment. It’s unclear how his pension will be impacted.

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